15-1800-15307-2

 

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

 

In the Matter of the SIRS Appeal of Grove Homes, Inc.

PREHEARING ORDER

          A prehearing conference was held by telephone on May 18, 2004.  Kerri Stahlecker Hermann, Assistant Attorney General, 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 900, Saint Paul, MN 55101-2109, appeared on behalf of the Department of Human Services.  Samuel D. Orbovich, Attorney at Law, Orbovich & Gartner Chartered, 408 Saint Peter Street, Suite 417, Saint Paul, MN 55102-1187,  appeared on behalf of Grove Homes, Inc.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1.                The parties shall cooperate to take the necessary depositions and complete discovery.

2.                Any dispositive or dispositive motions shall be served by July 30, 2004, and the responding party shall have ten working days to respond.

3.                This matter is scheduled for hearing on August 26 and August 27, 2004 commencing at 9:30 a.m. at the Office of Administrative Hearings, 100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 1700, Minneapolis, MN 55401. 

4.                The parties shall exchange proposed written exhibits and witness lists and file an index of exhibits and a copy of the witness list with this office by August 19, 2004.  To the extent possible, the parties shall enter into prehearing stipulations regarding the facts involved in the hearing and foundation for anticipated exhibits.  Any party objecting to foundation for any written exhibit must notify the offering party and judge in writing at least two working days prior to the hearing or the foundation objection is waived.

5.                In the event that either side requests a court reporter, notice shall be given to the Office of Administrative Hearings no later than August 19, 2004.

6.                Requests for subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents shall be made in writing to the administrative law judge pursuant to Minn. R. 1400.7000.  A copy of the subpoena request shall be served on the other parties.  A subpoena request form is available at www.oah.state.mn.us.

7.                The parties have not requested accommodation for a disability or appointment of an interpreter.  The Office of Administrative Hearings shall be notified promptly if either an accommodation or interpreter is needed.

 

Dated this

22ND

day of

June

2004.

                                                                

 

S/ Beverly Jones Heydinger

BEVERLY JONES HEYDINGER

Administrative Law Judge